Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday tried to clarify comments he made in a Sunday interview about the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, and said he used a “poor choice of words.” At a White House news conference, Fauci, a health-policy adviser to Trump, said he wanted to clear up an answer …
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The House on Friday debated a $ 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package to help the U.S. economy cope with the pandemic, and while the chamber is expected to pass the massive bill it may be through a slower voting process because of a Republican congressman’s objections. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Mark Wilson/Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday predicted speedy passage for a $ 2 trillion economic package aimed at cushioning the effects of the coronavirus on Americans, as she planned a vote for Friday. “I feel certain that we will have a strong …
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Senior lawmakers and members of the Trump administration early Wednesday came to an agreement on a massive stimulus measure to try to keep Americans whole as the economy shuts down due to the coronavirus. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are done. We have a deal,” White House aide Eric Ueland announced …
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AFP/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden arrives onstage with his wife Jill and sister Valerie for a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3. Joe Biden scored a string of victories across the country in Super Tuesday Democratic primaries, battling for delegates with Bernie Sanders as his …
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How badly is the coronavirus epidemic damaging the global economy? How much is the resulting COVID-19 illness hurting U.S. businesses and consumers? Here’s an ongoing MarketWatch update on what the economic VIPs are saying. • The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut a key U.S. interest rate by 1/2 a percentage …
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U.S. lawmakers are working to provide between $ 6 billion and $ 8 billion in emergency funding to fight the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 epidemic, according to multiple published reports citing unnamed sources. A vote by the Democratic-led House on the spending package is expected to come as soon as …
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Getty Images Pete Buttigieg participates in the Democratic presidential primary debate at St. Anselm College on February 07, 2020 in Manchester, New Hampshire. MANCHESTER, N.H. — Americans won’t hear much about stock-market performance and the economy in the same breath if Pete Buttigieg becomes president. “When I’m president, we’re going …
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